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Draft Parks & Recreation plan: residents press for land, nature and clearer funding
Summary
The Jan. 27 Parks & Recreation Strategic Plan draft identifies large parkland shortfalls and proposes 50 actions; residents urged that school fields not be counted as full park acreage, asked the city to prioritize acquisitions in park-deficient neighborhoods, and pushed to elevate biodiversity and nature-based amenities.
Assistant Community Services Director Christine Crosby presented an updated Parks & Recreation Strategic Plan draft on Jan. 27 that refines park-acre calculations (excluding limited-access school fields), identifies planning areas with the largest deficits, and sets a 10-year action framework with metrics and funding options, including a potential 2026 revenue measure and a park-nexus study to update fees.
Key findings and community concerns: The staff'refined methodology counts publicly accessible acreage only and shows a citywide figure roughly 4.74 acres per 1,000 residents (1.94 acres excluding North Bayshore). Staff highlighted five planning areas below 1.5 acres per 1,000…
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